A yearning took root

My foolish heart exposed.

I gave in to wanting

Build castles of air

Watered my naive desires

Ignoring the whispers of doubt.

Then, the inevitable unraveling began.

The settling of the dust

The sudden frost

The withering of my petals

Leaving behind a bare stem.

Now, just the bare bones of what I was.

A hollow echo remains

A quiet shame settles in my chest.

The mistake of needing too much

Too much hope carried 

My vulnerability laid bare.

Then, a cold understanding dawns

Too much given, nothing returned 

A lesson etched in pain.

 

Foolish,yes. And utterly alone.